Last week I had the pleasure of hosting 13 visitors from Portland, Oregan, USA. Foreign visitors are always lovely but this group were far from tourists. All of them were here for a single purpose: to survey and study our bike culture with the aim of gaining knowledge and inspiration for Portland. It wasn't just any ragtag group of Portlanders. It was an impressive army of dedicated and eager Portlanders. A city councilor. The Director of Portland Parks and Recreation. A county commissioner. A senior advisor to the President of the Portland Metro Council. A doctor. A professor in urban planning. The executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance - an advocacy group. Portland's City Traffic Engineer. An architect. A bicycle advocate. A manager of the planning, parks and trails development division. A corporate giving manager for a sportswear company. The owner of Portland's largest chain of bike shops . I find it amazing and impressive that such a group made the ...
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